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Read Matthew 25:31-46

Friday

Read Matthew 25:31-46

31 “When the Son of Man
comes as King and all the angels with him, he will sit on his royal throne, 32and
the people of all the nations will be gathered before him. Then he will divide
them into two groups, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He
will put the righteous people on his right and the others on his left. 34Then
the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my
Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since
the creation of the world. 35I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty
and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, 36naked
and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you
visited me.’

37 “The righteous will then
answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty
and give you a drink? 38When did we ever see you a stranger and
welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you? 39When did we
ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?’ 40The King will
reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of
these members of my family, you did it for me!’

41 “Then he will say to
those on his left, ‘Away from me, you that are under God’s curse! Away to the
eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels! 42I
was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a
drink; 43I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your
homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you
would not take care of me.’

44 “Then they will answer
him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked
or sick or in prison, and would not help you?’ 45The King will
reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important
ones, you refused to help me.’ 46These, then, will be sent off to
eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life.”

Think

This gospel reading for New
Year reminds us of the final day - the end of time - the day of the Lord.

Those who are blessed are blessed because - says Jesus - "I was
hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to
drink..."